- Original: פּער - Transliteration: Pa`ar - Phonetic: paw-ar' - Definition: 1. to open wide, gape a. (Qal) to gape - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1794 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to yawn that is open wide (literally or figuratively): - gape open (wide). Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • gaped, 1 Job 16:10 • opened, 3 Job 29:23; Psalm 119:131; Isaiah 5:14